Philippians 2
1 Since Christ encourages us, since he loves us and comforts us, since God’s Spirit fellowships with [us, and] since [Christ] is very merciful [DOU] to us,
Yi yema Kilisiti nni teni ke yi pia u fidu. O buama mo puni yi li papaali. Yi pia mi yanduanma leni o Fuoma. Yi pia li padingili leni mi nihigbadima yiyaba po.
2 make me completely happy [by doing the following things]: Agree with one another, love one another, be closely united with one another, and [live] harmoniously with one another [DOU].
Lanwani, yin mangi n pali hali lan yabidi ki ya pia yantiayenli leni yiyaba.
3 Never try to selfishly make yourselves more important than [others] nor boast [about what you are doing]. Instead, be humble, [and in particular], honor one another more than you honor yourselves.
Yin da tieni liba kuli leni mi paadima yantiali, yaaka ya kpiagidi n tie fanma fanma po, ama li yumiinli n teni yin ya nua yiyaba ke bi cie yi.
4 Each one of you should not [only] be concerned about your own affairs. Instead, each of you should also be concerned (that you help/about the needs of) one another.
Oba kuli n da lingi o yuceli po hamu bebe ka, ama yua kuli n ya lingi o lieba hamu moko.
5 You should think/act just like Christ Jesus [thought/acted].
Yin yaa pia mani Jesu Kilisiti n den pia ya yantiali.
6 [Although] he has the same nature as God has, he did not insist on keeping all the privileges of being equal with God.
O den tie U Tienu n tie maama. Baa ke o den tie yenma leni U Tienu, waa den sua ke li tie wan baa fie yaala leni u paalu.
7 Instead, he [willingly] gave up divine privileges. [Specifically], he became a human being and took the attitude of a servant. When he had become a human being,
Ama o den landi laa kpiagidi kuli o yama po ki taa o naacemo n tie maama ki lani, ki tua nani bi nisaaliba kuli tie maama yeni,
8 he humbled himself [even more. Specifically], he obeyed [God] even to the extent of [being willing to] die. [He was even willing to] be nailed to a cross, [to die as though he were a criminal].
wan den tua nisaalo ki tie nani bi nisaaliba n tie maama, o go den wadi o yuli ki tuo ki tiendi U Tienu yanbuama ki pundi hali mi kuuma. Baa hali li dapoanpoanli ya kuuma.
9 As a result, God promoted him [to a] rank [that] is above every [other] rank.
Li tie lani yaapo ke U Tienu mo jigini o hali boncianla ki puni o ya yeli n cie a yela kuli,
10 [God did that] in order that every being [SYN] in heaven and on earth and under the earth should worship [MTY] Jesus,
ke dunli kuli baa gbaani Jesu yeli po tanpoli po leni ki tinga po leni ki tinga tiipo kuli.
11 and in order that every person [SYN] should declare that Jesus Christ is Lord. [As a result of everyone doing that, they will] honor God, [his] Father.
Ke nilo mo kuli n tuo ke Jesu Kilisiti n tie o Diedo U Tienu yua n tie Baa yaa kpiagidi yaapo
12 My dear friends, as you consider this, since you have always obeyed [God], each of you should very reverentially [DOU] try to do those things [that are proper for people whom God has] saved. [You should do those things] not only when I am with you. [Instead, you should try] even more [to do them] now when I am not with you.
Lanwani n buakaaba, nani yin den tuo ki tiendi min yedi yi yaala min den ye leni yi yaa yogunu kuli maama, moala min kaa go ye leni yi yeni, yin go ya tiendi yeni ki pugidi.
13 [You are able to do these things], since God [himself] causes you to desire to do what he wants you to do, and he also enables you to do what he wants you to do.
Yin ya moandi leni li fangili leni mi digibima ki ya tuuni yi tindima po. Kelima U Tienu baa teni yin bua ki go fidi ki tieni nani o yanjagihanli n tie maama
14 Do everything [God or your leaders ask you to do]. Never complain about what they want you to do, or argue with them.
Yin tiendi yaala kuli, ya tiendi mani la ki na a yenbidi ki da nia mo. Yeni n tie yin yaa hani cain ki pia li papienli, ki tie U Tienu bila ban kan fidi ki tabi yaaba leni liba kuli moala na niba yaaba n joagini ki go
15 Behave like that in order that you may be completely faultless [DOU] and may be perfect children of God [DOU] while you live in the midst of people who are wicked and do very wicked things [DOU]. As you live among them, show them clearly [MET] [the way they ought to behave], just like the sun, moon, and stars [show the road clearly to us] [SIM].
bia siiga. Yin ya yieni mani nani i fantankaani yeni handuna yaaba, ki wangi ba li miali maama. Yi ya tiendi yeni li baa tie npo ti jigidi Kilis
16 Tell them how [to] have eternal life. I [ask that you do that] in order that on the day Christ [returns] I may be able to rejoice [MTY], that I did not labor [DOU] so hard among you in vain.
iti guacuama daali, kelima li baa doagidi ke mii den tiini mi nuama fanma fanma, kaa tuuni fanma fanma mo.
17 Perhaps [the Roman authorities] will execute me, [and my blood will pour out] [MET] [as the] wine pours out when the priest offers it to God [MET]. [For your part], you believe [in Christ firmly]. As a result, you have given yourselves completely to God in order that you might do what he wills [MET], [just like a priest] offers a sacrifice [completely to God] [MET]. [Because I dedicate myself wholly to God] together with you, even if [they are about to execute me], I will greatly rejoice [DOU], [because I am giving myself wholly to God], and because you all [are giving yourselves wholly to God].
Baa li ya tie ke n soama baa wuli ki tua nani li ñincabili yeni yi dandanli tuonli padili po, n baa mangidi n pali lipo, n go baa mangidi n pali leni yikuli.
18 Similarly, you too should rejoice [because you are giving yourselves wholly to God], and you should rejoice because I [am giving myself wholly to God].
Yi mo n mangi n pali lipo ki taani leni nni n ya pamanli nni.
19 My relationship with the Lord Jesus [leads me] to confidently expect that [he will enable me] to send Timothy to you soon, in order that [his telling you the news about me will encourage you. But] I also expect that [his returning to me and] telling me the news about you will encourage me.
N sugini o Diedo nni ke li ya pugini waamu, n baa soani Timote yikani, ki baa yi laamaalo lan mangi n pali.
20 [Keep in mind that] I have no one [else] like him who genuinely cares for you.
Mii pia nitoa yua n taa leni nni ki yagini o yama yi yema po.
21 All the others [whom I have considered that I might send to you] are concerned [only] about their own matters. They are not concerned about what Jesus Christ [considers important].
Yaaba n sieni kuli kuani bi yama bi hantaaceli nni, baa kuani bi yama Kilisiti ya hantaadi nni
22 But you know that Timothy has proved that he [serves the Lord and others faithfully. You know] that he has served [the Lord closely together] with me in [proclaiming to people] the message about Christ as though he were [SIM] my son and I were his [own] father.
Yi kuli bani Timote n doagidi ke o tie nidugikoa maama, ki taa leni nni ki tuuni o laabaalihamo wangikoa tuonli nani ki biga n baa taa ki tuuni leni o baa maama yeni. N ya bandi n maama n
23 So then he is the one I confidently expect to send [to you] as soon as I know what will happen to me.
baa juodi maama, n sugini ke laa yogunu n baa soani o yikani. N dugi o Diedo po ke mini nba mo
24 And I am confident that I will soon be released {[the authorities will soon release me]} [so that] the Lord will enable me also to come/go [to you] soon.
ko baa cua yikani ke li kan waagi.
25 I have concluded that it is [really] necessary that I send Epaphroditus [back] to you. He is a fellow believer and my fellow worker, and he [endures difficulties together with me] [MET], [just like] soldiers [endure difficulties together]. You sent him [to me] in order that he might help me when I was needy [EUP].
N sua ke li tie tiladi min goa ki soani yikani n kpiilo Epafilodita. N tuonsoanlielo leni moamuadilielo, yin den soani yua n kani ke wan yaa todi nni leni yaala n poadi npo.
26 [But I have concluded that I must send him back to you] because he has been longing to see you all. Furthermore, he has been [very] distressed because [he knows that] you heard that he had become sick.
O den bua hali bonhanla ki la yikuli. Wan den bandi ke yi gbadi ke o yia, o yama den yagi lipo boncianla.
27 Indeed, he was so sick that he almost died. However, [he did not die]. Instead, God pitied him and he also pitied me, [and as a result he healed him. God pitied me] because he did not want me to be even more sorrowful than I already was.
Moamoani, o den yiagi boncianla hali ke li den poadi waamu wan kpe moko. Ama U Tienu den gbadi opo mi nihima, ki go gbadi mini moko yaapo mi nihima, ki teni ke min da go baa pabiiditoali ki pugini.
28 So, I am sending him [back to you] as quickly as possible, in order that you may rejoice [when you see him again] and in order that I may be less sorrowful [than I was].
Lanwani kelima o Diedo po, yin ga mani o cangu bonhanla leni li pamancianli, ki go yaa jigindi laa nibuolu.
29 Welcome him very joyfully [just like believers] in [our] Lord [Jesus should welcome one another. While he was] working for Christ, he was helping me in place of you [because you were far away]. He knew that he might die as a result of helping me, and [truly] he nearly did die. So honor [him, and honor all] those who are like him.
O den luni o miali ki tuuni Kilisiti tuonli hali ki nagini mi kuuma.
O den bua ki todi nni yin bi baa todi nni ya todima ki naa ye nkani.
